U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
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U.S. Route 17 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that connects coastal and inland regions of the state, serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 17 in Virginia canonical | 3 |
| U.S. Route 17 in Chesapeake, Virginia | 1 |
| U.S. Route 17 in Fauquier County | 1 |
| U.S. Route 17 in Middlesex County | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13102416 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia Context triple: [U.S. Highways in Virginia, includesRoute, U.S. Route 17 in Virginia]
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A.
U.S. Route 11 in Virginia
U.S. Route 11 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that parallels Interstate 81, connecting numerous towns and cities through the Shenandoah Valley and western part of the state.
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B.
U.S. Route 15 in Virginia
U.S. Route 15 in Virginia is a north–south federal highway that traverses the central part of the state, connecting rural communities and small towns between the North Carolina and Maryland borders.
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C.
U.S. Route 13 in Virginia
U.S. Route 13 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that runs through the eastern part of the state, including the Eastern Shore and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel corridor.
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D.
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that parallels Interstate 95 while connecting key cities and communities from the North Carolina border to the Washington, D.C. area.
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E.
U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that runs along the state’s coastal plain, connecting cities such as Wilmington, Jacksonville, New Bern, and Elizabeth City as part of a key regional corridor between South Carolina and Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia Target entity description: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that connects coastal and inland regions of the state, serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
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A.
U.S. Route 11 in Virginia
U.S. Route 11 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that parallels Interstate 81, connecting numerous towns and cities through the Shenandoah Valley and western part of the state.
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B.
U.S. Route 15 in Virginia
U.S. Route 15 in Virginia is a north–south federal highway that traverses the central part of the state, connecting rural communities and small towns between the North Carolina and Maryland borders.
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C.
U.S. Route 13 in Virginia
U.S. Route 13 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that runs through the eastern part of the state, including the Eastern Shore and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel corridor.
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D.
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that parallels Interstate 95 while connecting key cities and communities from the North Carolina border to the Washington, D.C. area.
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E.
U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that runs along the state’s coastal plain, connecting cities such as Wilmington, Jacksonville, New Bern, and Elizabeth City as part of a key regional corridor between South Carolina and Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Numbered Highway segment
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highway in Virginia ⓘ |
| abbreviation | US 17 ⓘ |
| category |
Roads in Virginia
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U.S. Highways in Virginia ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Hampton Roads
ⓘ
Middle Peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Peninsula of Virginia
Northern Neck vicinity ⓘ Rappahannock River corridor ⓘ
linked to:
Rappahannock River
Shenandoah Valley access via Winchester ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
James River via James River Bridge (indirectly via connections near Newport News)
ⓘ
linked to:
James River in Richmond
Rappahannock River at multiple points ⓘ York River near Yorktown vicinity ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| function |
commerce corridor
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regional travel corridor ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 17 ⓘ |
| highwayType | U.S. Highway ⓘ |
| intersects |
Interstate 64 in Newport News area
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Interstate 66 near Marshall, Virginia vicinity ⓘ Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg ⓘ U.S. Route 1 near Fredericksburg ⓘ U.S. Route 11 in Winchester vicinity ⓘ U.S. Route 50 near Paris, Virginia vicinity ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 50 in Virginia
|
| maintainedBy | Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| northernTerminusNear | Winchester, Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 17 ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Caroline County, Virginia
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City of Chesapeake ⓘ City of Fredericksburg ⓘ
linked to:
Fredericksburg
City of Newport News ⓘ
linked to:
Newport News, Virginia
City of Portsmouth ⓘ
linked to:
Portsmouth
City of Yorktown vicinity ⓘ Culpeper County, Virginia ⓘ Essex County, Virginia ⓘ Fauquier County, Virginia ⓘ Gloucester County, Virginia ⓘ Mathews County, Virginia ⓘ Middlesex County, Virginia ⓘ Rappahannock County, Virginia ⓘ Spotsylvania County, Virginia ⓘ Stafford County, Virginia ⓘ Warren County, Virginia ⓘ |
| serves |
coastal communities of southeastern Virginia
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inland communities of northwestern Virginia ⓘ |
| southernTerminusNear |
North Carolina state line near Chesapeake, Virginia
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linked to:
Virginia–North Carolina border
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| state | Virginia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia Description of subject: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia is a major north–south highway that connects coastal and inland regions of the state, serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
linked to: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
linked to: U.S. Route 17 in Virginia